Simplified Systems Integration

The Java EE platform is a platform-independent, full systems integration
solution that creates an open marketplace in which every vendor can sell to
every customer. Such a marketplace encourages vendors to compete, not by trying
to lock customers into their technologies but instead by trying to outdo each
other in providing products and services that benefit customers, such as better
performance, better tools, or better customer support.

The Java EE 5 APIs enable systems and applications integration through
the following: